The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-17
GENERAL TRADE.
BREADSTUFFS.

HAY-Choice, from store, 75@Soc; car load
from levee or depot, SIS 509li; prime, from
store, 70a75c ;car load from levee or depot
els; prairie, from store, SOC; car load from
leyse or depot, SS9S 50.
BRANS0oFlom store, 81; from levee OF
00RN-From store, white, 53c; mixed
Soc; from levee or depot, white, in bulk ,4S%c
in sacss, sic; IN Xed, in bulk, 1910; in
| sacks, ACC.
0AfS-From stora, white, 4Oc; mixed, $50
| from leyee or depot,white, in bulk, 351Sc; in
sacks, S7l5c; mixed, in bulk, S3l5c in
ELGU@ From store, common, 50 Is;
fancy, 81 sc; patents, sos Is.
BEANS--Navy, 81 S592; medium, 81 rs.
OATMEAL-ln halt barrels, s2@3 Is IRON
cRA' KED wHEAT-In half barrels, 81 Is
HoMINY AND GRITS-FrOm store, $50
ORACKERS-soda,e extra, 4c; soda, treble
extra, 4%c; extra, 7c; ginger snaps, extra,
SC; assorted jumb.es, l0c.
RICE-Louisiana, 495}Sc; Carolina, $40
NEW YORK, May 16.-Stock of grain in
corn. 972,OOS bu; oats, 4S9,O59 bu; barley,
1879 536 bu.
KANSAS CITY, MO-, May ls-wbeat
strong; No. red cash, 7lh bid; June,
7l7sc bid, 73c asked; July, 10 bid, 1870
saied Go5 Jaas &c. JaS S'sa s Sd 3D.
asked. oats-NO. 3, 2s1Sc asked. wv
ST. LOUIS, MO-, May 16,-F!our quiet
and firm. Wheat higher; a decrease in the
vi'ible supply advanced prices Aslc, but
St the close they Weakened to 70 M@55c above
s!B5G99Si'%ci closing at $40 cd; July slR
&c, closing at Sl3Sc; September, S21 0S
closing at $50. Corn firm but du. ,iE,
SIC bad; Juae, $3.50 bid; July, 3 10
Rye-no bids; sellers ask $50. Ba,lsy ~ f
and unsettled at 55e76c. @ nm sct-
GOO brls; wheat, 1000 6u corn, ., 900 bu;;
oats, 81 900 bu; rye. 1000 bu; barley, 400 bu.
Shipments-Flour, 5000 brls; wheat 1000 bu;
corn, 81, OOO bu; oats, none; barley, 1000 bu.
4tteraoon Bodrd ;-Wheat quiet but arm;
July, S2(gS2Hc; August, 8l54@8lIsc Sep
TENDER, o3Sc. Corn stronger; July, S72+9
S7Bc Oats dull and unchanged.
CHICAGO, ILL, May IS Juno wheat
opened this morning at S71sc and at once
went to S7@c. a higher figure than was
touched a. al during the late manipulation
crowd, brought about by the old clique oper-
atoms late Saturday, large export clearings
and an expectation of about 2 zoo, 900 bush
els decrease 10 the visible, supply, were the
during the first hour Of the session was very
light, and the balance OF the crowd wore in
possession, of. the market. Yearly every
trader in the pit was trying, in one way or
another, TO buy little wheat aud the feel |
ing was very unanimously bulish. At the |
close Of the first hours tradii & June was bid |
up to size, with sellers at that prics very |
few At midday IN advance Of lAc had |
been scored in tho June option. Predictions
Of 9Cc for June before the week was
over were made very freely and
the shcrts were extremely nervous.
roey started the buying the nselves
and the clique did not begin to bid very
loudly carly in the day. After probably an
hour from the opening of the sen, ation the
clique were known to be picking up every
hing offered and the shorts becams panic
stricken. Before this prices were size and
below Tor June, but when the stampede com.
nenced that optiOn ran riSht up to SS}sc. At
sc there was considerable short wheat COW
,red, but 1t came from tse crowd prOmiseu-
,usly and 20 very large lines were eyened
H.: Around SS1sc and SSl4c there was Il short
light up to sSj4gs8zsc. A little later it
eacted some ana at ~ go O clOck 1t was SELL
ng at 8s3s9SS1ac, Immediately after the AZ
ernoon session opened June wheat bulged
o So :. but it failed to hold and settled back
o SSl3c. Between these two figures it was
cry active, and the final close was Ss5s9
$40. Corn opened easier at 4O34c for July
nd sold down to 405Hd405zc in the first few
minutes and continued to drag until midday,
Then some of the pork men stopped over and
topped into the corn pit at the time when
Theat became strongest and ran the
rice of July up to 4l1Sc Later it re-
cited TO 4l4c, and remained steady around
lh94lssc, at which figure July corn closed.
lash quotations were as follows: Flour
Steady, firm, prices unchanged. No, 2
Pring wheat, SI@s71Sc; No. 3 spring
ofn, 8s9sS$sJsc; No. oats a 2Sss $685. N No.
ye. 561So; No. 2 barley, SIC; No. l Flax
esd,. :; prime timothy seed, 81 II.
be l. aiding futures ranged as follows:
7 heat, No. 2-May opened at 500, highest
nc, lowest SEC, closing at S7as,; June
pened at S71sc,. highest sec, lowest 871Sc,
oeing at SSsSo July openedat S51Sc, highest I
i4c, lowest $3.50, closing At S6Hc; August
pened at 1890, highest SIC, lowest 8355sc,
osinR at H14c. Corn, No 2-May opened Q
3716c, highest 3S34c, lowest 371sc, closing at Q
%c; Juno opened at SOC, highest 39Jzc, low !
i $780,: closing at 3s15c; July opened at d
&c, h CHEST 41ac, lowest 4015c, closing at 1
&c; August opened at 4l1s', highest 425Sc, 4
west 4lAe. closing at Aye. Oats, No. 2 7
ay opened at CSC, highest 2oAc, lowest g
Ac, 9 osing a! 2614c; June opened at 27lSc, ?
CHEST 274o,. lowest 27c, closing at 27Ac; b
c, closing at $50; August opened at
nc, highest 2654c, lowest 263Sc, closing at 6
&c. ,ReceiI ts-Elour,. 40 brls; wheat, v
,O0Oi bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats, 205 200 bu; Q
Q, 1910 bu: barley, 5000 blu. Shipments q
Flour, 5000 bIls; wheat, liz, 600 Blu; corn, =
1000 bu; oats, l56. COO bu; rye, none bar
=, 1000 bu.